2004 NCAA Division I softball season

2004 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (11th (13th overall) title)
Runners-upCalifornia (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSue Enquist (7th title)
WCWS MOPKristin Schmidt (LSU)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →

The 2004 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in January 2004. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2004 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 31, 2004.

Conference standings

2004 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 14 Nebraska ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 3 – 0   .824 45 – 17 – 0   .726
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 13 – 3 – 0   .813 33 – 22 – 0   .600
Missouri ‍‍‍y 13 – 4 – 0   .765 29 – 26 – 0   .527
No. 18 Baylor ‍‍‍y 11 – 6 – 0   .647 48 – 17 – 0   .738
No. 6 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 11 – 7 – 0   .611 45 – 22 – 1   .669
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 7 – 10 – 0   .412 27 – 28 – 0   .491
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 33 – 28 – 1   .540
Texas ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 24 – 25 – 0   .490
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3 – 13 – 0   .188 13 – 31 – 0   .295
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2 – 16 – 0   .111 22 – 36 – 0   .379
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2004 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 3   .850 54 – 11   .831
No. 17 Illinois  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 45 – 21   .682
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 39 – 24   .619
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9   .591 34 – 20   .630
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 33 – 23   .589
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 11   .421 35 – 25   .583
Michigan State  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 12   .400 36 – 26   .581
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 25 – 32   .439
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350 32 – 31   .508
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 29 – 28   .509
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14   .263 32 – 25   .561
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2004[2]
Rankings from NFCA
2004 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 3   .850 55 – 6   .902
California  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 53 – 13   .803
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 49 – 19   .721
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 12 – 8   .600 47 – 9   .839
Washington  ‍‍‍y 10 – 10   .500 40 – 19   .678
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11   .476 42 – 21   .667
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 4 – 17   .190 44 – 28   .611
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 17   .150 33 – 31   .516
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2004 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Texas–San Antonio  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 6 – 0   .769 37 – 17 – 0   .685
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 7 – 0   .731 37 – 20 – 0   .649
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9 – 0   .654 29 – 23 – 0   .558
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10 – 0   .600 24 – 24 – 1   .500
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12 – 0   .538 35 – 28 – 0   .556
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14 – 0   .462 24 – 29 – 0   .453
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15 – 0   .400 23 – 25 – 0   .479
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15 – 0   .400 23 – 27 – 0   .460
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 17 – 0   .320 19 – 41 – 0   .317
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 3 – 23 – 0   .115 13 – 48 – 0   .213
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2004[4]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

The 2004 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 2004 in Oklahoma City.[5]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
6 Michigan 2
3 LSU 313
2 UCLA 2
3 LSU 0
7 Stanford 2
2 UCLA 8
2 UCLA 312 —
7 Stanford 1 —
7 Stanford 5
6 Michigan 4
1 Oklahoma 2
7 Stanford 3
5 California 1
2 UCLA 3
8 Washington 2
1 Oklahoma 6
1 Oklahoma 1
5 California 28
5 California 4
4 Florida State 2
3 LSU 4 1
5 California 1 4
4 Florida State 2
8 Washington 0
3 LSU 2
4 Florida State 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season triples: 17 – Dianna Korcak, Jacksonville Dolphins[6]

NCAA Division I single game strikeouts: 28 – Cristin Vitek, Baylor Bears; May 20, 2004 (16 innings)

Freshman class 7 inning single game strikeouts: 20 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers; March 26, 2004

Sophomore class consecutive wins streak: 32 – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Wildcats; February 6-April 24, 2004

Freshman class wins: 45 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Freshman class shutouts: 24 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Freshman class strikeouts: 582 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Team single game doubles: 13 – Charleston Cougars, February 11, 2004

Awards

Jessica van der Linden, Florida State Seminoles[7]

Jessica van der Linden, Florida State Seminoles[8][9]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2004 29 8 42 35 31 20 2 246.1 106 29 21 51 387 0.59 0.64
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2004 73 197 49 79 .401 55 4 4 10 109 .553% 42 23 9 10

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[10]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Monica Abbott FR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Dana Sorensen SR. Stanford Cardinal
Alicia Hollowell SO. Arizona Wildcats
C Kristen Rivera JR. Washington Huskies
1B Kim Wendland JR. Georgia Bulldogs
2B Caitlin Benyi SO. UCLA Bruins
3B Vicky Galindo JR. California Golden Bears
SS Christina Clark SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF Nicole Barber SR. Georgia Bulldogs
Iyhia McMichael JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Caitlin Lowe FR. Arizona Wildcats
DP Wendy Allen SR. Arizona Wildcats
UT Jessica van der Linden SR. FSU Seminoles
AT-L Gina Carbonatto FR. Pacific Tigers
Autumn Champion SO. Arizona Wildcats
Brooke Mitchell JR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Heather Scaglione JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Keira Goerl SR. UCLA Bruins
Casey Hunter JR. FSU Seminoles
Kristina Thorson SO. California Golden Bears
C Jessica Allister SR. Stanford Cardinal
1B Vanessa Iapala SO. Oregon State Beavers
2B Veronica Wootson FR. FSU Seminoles
3B Phelan Wright SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
SS Jessica Merchant JR. Michigan Wolverines
OF Kaleo Eldredge JR. California Golden Bears
LaDonia Hughes SR. LSU Tigers
Kristen Zaleski SR. Texas State Bobcats
DP Holly Groves SR. USF Bulls
UT Jessica Beech SR. Michigan State Spartans
AT-L Peaches James SR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lauren Lappin SO. Stanford Cardinal
Nicole Motycka JR. Michigan Wolverines
Kristin Schmidt SR. LSU Tigers

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Jessica Kapchinski SR. Texas A&M Aggies
Kristen Keyes SR. Auburn Tigers
Jessica Sallinger JR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
C Sara Dean JR. Auburn Tigers
1B Saskia Roberson JR. DePaul Blue Demons
2B Tiffany Haas SO. Michigan Wolverines
3B Sara Larquier SO. Virginia Cavaliers
SS Lauren May JR. Cornell Big Red
OF Christen Bedwell SR. CSUN Matadors
Megan Ciolli JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Leslie Klein FR. LSU Tigers
DP Amanda Rivera SR. UIC Flames
UT Sarah Martz SR. DePaul Blue Demons
AT-L Leigh Ann Ellis SR. USF Bulls
Dominique Lastrapes FR. Washington Huskies
Jackie McClain SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Megan Meyer JR. Seton Hall Pirates
Chelsea Spencer JR. California Golden Bears

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "2004 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Career Player Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020.